Shloka 61
Adhyāya 64: Dāna-prakāra—Suvarṇa, Pānīya-dāna, Ghṛta-dāna, and Upakaraṇa-dāna
Utility Gifts
परंतप युधिष्ठिर! जैसे सब प्राणी मेघके सहारे जीवन धारण करते हैं
bhīṣma uvāca | parantapa yudhiṣṭhira! yathā sarve prāṇino meghasya sahāreṇa jīvanaṃ dhārayanti, yathā pakṣiṇo mahā-vṛkṣasya āśrayaṃ labdhvā vasanti, tathā yathā rākṣasāḥ kuberaṃ devāś ca indraṃ āśritya jīvanaṃ dhārayanti, evam eva tava jīvati sarvā prajā tvatta eva svāṃ jīvikāṃ pravartayet, tava suhṛdaś ca bhrātṛ-bandhavaś ca tvayi eva avalambitā jīvanaṃ nirvaheyuḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“噢，坚战，摧敌者！正如众生依赖载雨之云而维持生命，群鸟依托大树而栖居；又如夜叉与罗刹依毗沙门天（俱毗罗）而生，诸天依帝释天（因陀罗）而存——同样地，在你在世之时，愿举国百姓皆由你而得其生计；愿你的挚友与宗亲、兄弟与眷属，也都依你而安生。”此为圣《摩诃婆罗多》之《教诫篇》内《布施法》部分第六十一章。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A king’s dharma is to be the sustaining support of society: like rain for creatures or a great tree for birds, the ruler must ensure the people’s livelihood and provide dependable protection and maintenance for friends and kin as well.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction on gifts and righteous conduct, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on the duties of rulership, using cosmic and social analogies (clouds, tree, Kubera, Indra) to stress the king’s role as the central pillar of public welfare.